Identifying-card.



E. G. PICKERlNG.

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APPucAmN immune 8.1911.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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1,246,653 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 0V. 13, 191 '7. Application filed June 8, 1917. Serial No. 173,481.

T0 all/07mm it may concern.' lower end is embedded in the fabric as Be it known that I, EDWIN G. PICKERING, shown in Fig. 5. This pin has no crank a citizen of the United States, residing near portion, but instead t-he upper portion of ayton, in the county of Montgomery and its head is cut away as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 State of Ohio, have invented a new and 3. In other words, the head of the pin is useful Improvement in Identifying-Cards, so shaped as to be D-shaped in cross-section,

of which the following is a specification. to enter the D-shaped aperture 2 in the his invention. relates to a new and usecard l.

ful improvement in identifying cards. The normal position of the head portion l0 he principal object of my invention is to of the pin 3 when not in use, is preferably provide an identifying card which, by imbehind the coat lapel 4 as shown in dotted proved means, may be readily and firmly lines in Fig'. 5, thereby being concealed from attached to the coat of the wearer for the View. llVhen it isdesired to secure the idenpurpose of identifying him to his fellows tifying card l to the coat lapel 4:, the righton all occasions. angled portion of the pin 3 is given a half The preferred form of embodiment of turn, whereby its head portion is brought my invention is illustrated inthe accomthrough and beyond the buttonhole, into a panying drawings, of which Figure l is a position to receive the D-shaped aperture 2 vertical plan view of my identifying card in the card l.. The card l is inverted to 2O containing a D-shaped aperture in the uppermit the D-shaped head of the pin, which per central portion thereof. Fig. 2 is a side is slightly smaller than the D-shaped apervi'ew of the inverted-L shaped element ture in the card, to be thrust through kthe which I employ to fasten the card to the latter, whereupon the card is turned to the lapel of a coat. Fig. 8 is a front view thereposition shown in Fig. 4. In this position of. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a coat to the the card will depend from the right-angled lapel of which my identifying card is atportion o the pin, and will befirmly locked tached. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken thereto by reason of the fact that the corthrough said lapel, showing how the card is ners of the D-shaped head of the pin extend suspended from the inverted-L shaped elebeyond the upper D-shaped portion of the nient. And Fig. 6 is a vertical plan view aperture 2 of the card. In other words,

of a, Card Containing a. slit in its upper Cenwhen the card has the position shown in tral portion. Fig. t, the D-shaped head of the pin will hroughout the specification and drawact as a flange against the edge of the D- ings, similar reference characters denote shaped aperture 2, to firmly and irremovcorresponding parts. ably hold the card on the pin.

In a detailed`description of the preferred If the identifying part l is made of very form of embodiment of my invention, the flexible material, it may be provided in its numeral l designates a card preferably recupper central portion with a slit 5 to retangular in shape to receive the name of ceive the D-shaped head of the pin 3. (See tie person to be identified by it, written Fig. 6).

thereon in a vertical manner. I do not Wish to be limited to the details Provided in the upper central portion of of construction and arrangement herein the card l is a D-s iaped aperture 2 to easily shown and described, and any changes or receive the head portion of an inverted-'L modifications may be made therein within `5 shaped pin 3. Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the scope of the subjoined claims.

this pin is preferably one whose shank is aving described my invention, I claim: bent at its upper end to form a right-angled l. n identifying card adapted to receive portion which is adapted to project beyond a name written in a vertical manner, and an the button-hole of a coat lapel 4 when its inverted L-shaped element coperating with a. D-shaped hole formed in the top portion firmly securing the letter in e vert-ical posiof saicl card, for rmly securing it in a Vertion to the coat of the wearer. 10 tical position to the coat of the wearer. ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set 2. An identifying ca-rcl adapted to receive my hand this 7th day of June, 1917.

EDWIN Gr. PICKERING.

e zi naine written 'in a Vertical manner, and an p inverted-L shaped pin having a D-shapecl Witnesses:

head for eoperation with zi D-shapecl hole WALTER V. SNYDER, formed in the top portion of said card, for HOWARD S. SMITH.

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